1 Talbot Place, London, SE3 0TZ
Proposal
REAR: ONE dead tree (ht.8m) FELL. Reason: species unknown, the tree has died. To replace with a silver birch under Duty to replace. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: huge thanks for the replacement planting with a silver birch for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
- Received
- 2 March 2026
- Decided
- 9 March 2026 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Blackheath
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Mar
- ValidatedValidated3 Mar
- Consult.Consultation9 Mar
- TargetTarget Date9 Mar
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 6 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 1 TALBOT PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0TZ. Lewisham has handled 1,006 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 7 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 171 applications across Blackheath. We hold 1,297 applications in total for the SE3 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Blackheath
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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